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One would hope that elected officials would know more about astronomy than the average middle schooler. Well, despite having served as the U.S. Representative for Texas' 18th Congressional District since ...

“This is the furthest and fastest that Starship has ever flown.”

"The close approach is a great natural experiment."

"We've specifically chosen people that we hope to succeed together very carefully screened."

"I'm so proud of what's happening in terms of our space program."

"You see the joy she's experiencing in this moment and that just makes my heart so happy. She's living her best life."

The asteroid carries the less-than-poetic name of 7482.

"Because the government’s unlawful vaccine requirement seeks to interfere with Florida’s employment policies."

They know "how lucky Mike felt to live the life he did."

"It went incredibly well."

NASA scientists have described Perseverance as the most ambitious of nearly 20 U.S. missions to Mars dating back to the Mariner spacecraft's 1965 fly-by.

Perseverance was hurtling through space on track for a bull's-eye touchdown on Thursday.

"Success is never assured."

"Today was a good day."

"This is the first cadre of our Artemis astronauts," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said.

"Welcome to the ISS. We can't wait to have you onboard."

The spacecraft launched in 2016 from Kennedy Space Center for the journey to Bennu. It has been in orbit around the asteroid for nearly two years preparing for the "touch ...

"It's time to prioritize Venus."

"It came alive."

"This has been quite an odyssey."